NGC 4544
Galaxy NGC 4544 |
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SDSS recording | |
AladinLite | |
Constellation | Virgin |
Position equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Right ascension | 12 h 35 m 36.6 s |
declination | + 03 ° 02 ′ 04 ″ |
Appearance | |
Morphological type | SB0 / a? / HII |
Brightness (visual) | 13.0 likes |
Brightness (B-band) | 14.0 mag |
Angular expansion | 2.0 'x 0.6' |
Position angle | 161 ° |
Surface brightness | 13.0 mag / arcmin² |
Physical data | |
Affiliation | Virgo cluster Messier 49 group NGC 4343 group NGC 4636 group LGG 292 |
Redshift | 0.003849 ± 0.000017 |
Radial velocity | 1154 ± 5 km / s |
Stroke distance v rad / H 0 |
(48 ± 3) x 10 6 ly (14.7 ± 1.0) Mpc |
history | |
discovery | Edward Swift |
Discovery date | April 27, 1887 |
Catalog names | |
NGC 4544 • UGC 7756 • PGC 41958 • CGCG 042-168 • MCG + 01-32-110 • IRAS 12331 + 0317 • 2MASX J12353660 + 0302043 • VCC 1624 • NSA 14212 • LDCE 904 NED194 • EVCC 920 |
NGC 4544 is a lenticular galaxy with extensive star formation regions of the Hubble type SB0 / a in the constellation Virgo on the ecliptic . It is estimated to be 48 million light years from the Milky Way and about 35,000 light years in diameter. It is listed as a member of the Virgo galaxy cluster under catalog number VCC 1624 .
In the same area of the sky are u. a. the galaxies NGC 4527 , NGC 4533 , NGC 4538 , IC 3474 .
The object was discovered by Edward D. Swift on April 27, 1887 .